Midterm candidates race to be most anti-data center

Wired reports candidates from the Senate to governors' races are trying to outdo each other as the most anti-data center; the servers are still on.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on Best of BBN
Published 4:16 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Wired: “These Midterm Races Will Decide Data Centers’ Political Fate”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 4:16 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.

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Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentFrom the Senate to governors' mansions, midterm candidates are competing to be the most against data centers, the warehouses of servers that run your apps, and Wired says several races could settle it.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo it's a contest to hate the thing that hosts the contest. I love that for them.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentTheir campaign videos stream from one of those buildings, Kenji.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWhich is buffering right now.